Reciprocal Borrowing

BTAA borrowers must do the following to check out materials:

• Present ID from their home institution. If the institutional ID is not a photo ID, a valid photo ID will also be required.

• Verify their current affiliation by authenticating it through the BTAA website.

Visitors will not be able to access I-Share materials or Interlibrary Loan. Visitors may access electronic resources using public computer terminals within the library, but will not be able to access electronic resources from elsewhere.

BTAA borrowers visiting the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are issued a library courtesy card upon presentation of ID from their home institution and authentication of their current affiliation through the BTAA website. If the institutional ID is not a photo ID, a valid photo ID will also be required. BTAA borrowers have the following borrowing privileges:

• Main Stacks access 

• 4-week loan period for most books

• 10 renewals per item for most books

• Building use only for most journals

• 100-item limit

Please contact us in advance to verify the availability of specific material.

In addition to privileges extended under these reciprocal borrowing programs, visitors who are scholars may be sponsored by an academic department. For more information on this process, please see our information on Courtesy Borrowing Cards.